Trump's meetings with the Israeli leader have brought no apparent breakthrough for a ceasefire in Gaza, where the bloodshed continues unabated.

Hamas is “ready to accept any initiative that clearly leads to the complete end to the war,” an official said.

An Israeli report released Tuesday accuses Hamas of using sexual violence as a weapon of war during its Oct. 7, 2023 attacks.

Cease-fire talks between Israel and Hamas stall amid hostage disputes, political tensions, and aid access issues.

Foreign ministers from the EU’s 27 member nations were meeting in Brussels in the wake of the deal largely forged by Kallas and Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar.

Amos Guiora, a law professor at the University of Utah where he directs the Bystander Initiative, centered his pointed remarks on “enablers,” those in the Israeli government he sees as allowing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to “abandon” those Hamas still holds captive.

Many say they are determined to fight and less optimistic about peace. Discussion about the war’s toll in Gaza, they say, is rare in high schools.

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) -Israeli officials have signaled they want the United Nations to remain the key avenue for humanitarian deliveries in Gaza, the deputy head of the World Food Programme said on Friday,